又一起大學入學丑聞?為了獲得經(jīng)濟援助，父母失去了孩子的監(jiān)護權

又一起大學入學丑聞?為了獲得經(jīng)濟援助，父母失去了孩子的監(jiān)護權

Dozens of college students from well-to-do families may be getting money reserved for poorer families thanks to a legal loophole: They're giving up custody of their children.

由于一個法律漏洞，許多來自富裕家庭的大學生可能得到了預留給貧困家庭的錢:他們放棄了對孩子的監(jiān)護權。

The tactic is legal, but ethically questionable, said Andrew Borst, the director of undergraduate admissions at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Chief among his concerns: Financial aid money is limited.
伊利諾伊大學香檳分校(University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)本科生招生主任安德魯·博斯特(Andrew Borst)表示，這種策略是合法的，但在倫理上存在問題。他最關心的問題是：財政援助資金有限。

"Money we give to one student is money not going to another student," Borst said.

“我們給一個學生的錢不是給另一個學生的，”博爾斯特說。

Here's how the scheme worked. ProPublica Illinois and The Wall Street Journalindependently reported Monday that families near Chicago would give up legal guardianship of their children to relatives or friends. Students would then file for financial independence, which effectively opened the door to financial aid they wouldn’t have been able to access while under the legal care of their parents.

這個計劃是這樣運作的。伊利諾伊州ProPublica Illinois和《華爾街日報》周一分別報道說，芝加哥附近的家庭將把孩子的法定監(jiān)護權交給親戚或朋友。然后，學生們將申請經(jīng)濟獨立，這實際上為他們提供了一扇門，讓他們在父母的法律照顧下無法獲得經(jīng)濟援助。

The University of Illinois started investigating after high school counselors from "fairly wealthy neighborhoods" had called to inquire about low-income orientation programs they were unfamiliar with, Borst said. The university dug deeper and found a pattern of students entering into a legal guardianship, though they were still supported by their parents, he said.

博爾斯特說，伊利諾斯大學是在“相當富裕的社區(qū)”的高中輔導員打電話詢問他們不熟悉的低收入入職培訓項目后開始調(diào)查的。他說，學校進行了更深入的調(diào)查，發(fā)現(xiàn)了一種學生進入法律監(jiān)護的模式，盡管他們?nèi)匀挥筛改腹B(yǎng)。

The scheme bears similarity to tactics adopted by Rick Singer, the mastermind behind the nation’s largest college admissions scandal. In Singer's scheme, rich families also used their resources to secure advantages normally dedicated to those in need.

該計劃與里克•辛格(Rick Singer)所采用的策略相似。辛格是美國最大的大學招生丑聞的幕后策劃者。在辛格的計劃中，富裕家庭還利用他們的資源來確保通常專門為有需要的人提供的優(yōu)勢。

For instance, Singer would instruct wealthy families to have their children diagnosed with disabilities. As a result, they got more time to take the ACT and SAT, college admissions tests, which could translate to higher scores.

例如，辛格會指導富裕家庭將他們的孩子診斷為殘疾。結果，他們有更多的時間參加ACT和SAT(大學入學考試)，這可能會轉(zhuǎn)化為更高的分數(shù)。

Borst said the University of Illinois had identified three students last year who had used guardianship to gain extra financial aid and potentially 11 students in the coming academic year. The university will not provide its own money to the students it has identified, but Borst said it can't legally prevent them from receiving federal or state money.

博斯特說，伊利諾斯大學去年已經(jīng)確認了三名學生通過監(jiān)護獲得了額外的經(jīng)濟資助，下一學年可能還會有11名學生。該校不會向其確認的學生提供自己的資金，但博斯特表示，它不能在法律上阻止他們接受聯(lián)邦或州的資金。